Antigua and Barbuda

 We arrived in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua on Monday, November 10, 2021 after a 1000 nm, 129 hour passage from Bermuda. It was a great sail, port tack the whole way with an average boat speed of 8 knots and only 2 hours total of engine time. WoW! We enjoyed over two weeks here and then headed to the USVI for Christmas. We are now back, having arrived from St. Martin on Saturday, April 23, 2022. So excited to be back in Antigua and we're looking forward to Antigua Sailing Week.

Betsy & Bob are dwarfed by the Pillars of Hercules. 

View looking northwest from the top of the Pillars of Hercules

Bob hiked along this ledge but we decided to turn back and return along the water.

Loved the French pastries from La Brasserie

Bakery delivery to our dock at Nelson's Dockyard every morning

Roti for lunch at Flattie's Flame Grill, Jolly Harbour

Resort in Jolly Harbour abandoned since March 2020 when Covid hit. So sad...

Beach at Jolly Harbour

Soufriere Hills volcano on Montserrat

Passing Sandy Island on our way to Barbuda

Sunrise at Jolly Harbour

Reef off Sandy Island

Going on a tour of the Frigate Bird Sanctuary with cruising friends Laurie and Dan with George Jeffrey

During mating season, the males inflate their red gular pouches to attract a mate.

A female frigate bird

There were a few Brown Boobies mixed in with the hundreds of Frigate Birds.

Brown Booby - his face and feet!

Barbuda is a coral atoll, unlike the mountainous Antigua.

Snorkeling on the reef in Barbuda - photos courtesy Laurie on BeBe

A freighter carrying some big boats on our sail back to Antigua from Barbuda.